That Grrl

Friday, November 20, 2009

Castles in the Air

There is more pleasure to building castles in the air than on the ground. - Edward Gibbon

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Automatic Scans and Updates Really SUCK!

Shampoo build up sucks. It makes me feel grungy even though I just had a shower and shampoo last night. I will have to find a different shampoo. I used to get a lovely citrus one for occasions such as this. I haven't seen that one for years though. I miss the great smell of it.

I am tired but have a lot to get done. My computer, however, has decided now is a great time to do some fricking scan or update on something. Last time it did this (when I actually let it run on) I was waiting over an hour. Why do they think this is a good idea? Don't they understand that when I turn on the computer it is for the purpose of doing something with it. Something other than sitting here yelling at it about sucking and being sucking slow.

Urrrrggghhhh!

Saturday, November 14, 2009

The Town That Time Forgot

The Town That Time Forgot
Originally uploaded by Tom Zsolt

I don't know what town it is. But I like the photo.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Crochet a Poppy Pin

Red Poppy group on Flickr, mostly real flowers rather than designs or art/ crafts.

Flowers by Irene has a pretty knit/ crochet poppy.

Frayed at the Edges makes a knit poppy.

Erssie Knits has a crochet poppy but the pattern is not available on the site.

Seawood has crochet poppies (flowers) with a big button in the middle.

Kittyboo Crochet has a nice poppy pattern:

A little poppy brooch, made by me, using Rowan Cashsoft yarn. Here is the (very rough and ready) pattern using UK terms:

Make 2.
Ch 6. SS into 1st stitch to form a ring.
24 dc into ring.
DC into each DC, increasing every other stitch to get 36 stitches.
1 ch [1 dc 1 tr 7dbltr 1 tr 1dc 1ss] 3 times with last ss into 1st ch.
Fasten off.
Join the two pieces.

For the centre I really just made it up as I went along. It’s a bit hard to describe but I basically made lots of loops and tied them together (a bit like making a tassle) then cut off the tops and stitched into the centre of the poppy.

Curious and Crafty Readers has the loveliest crochet poppy pattern of them all, I think. Here is the centre and the other page has extra finishing touches.

Lovely Handmade Poppies

These are made by Croshay. You can order and see more of her work at Croshay Design.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

eDesign Course

e-Design Web Specialist

Diploma, Co-op

Graduates of the e-Design Web Specialist program are trained to pursue a career in the development of both static and database-driven websites. A graduate plans, designs, implements, and configures websites, databases, and the networks supporting or hosting the sites.

The e-Design Web Specialist program offers a unique balance of state-of-the-art training in website planning and development, professional business skills (communications, documentation, and group dynamics), graphic design, and database design. Upon successful completion of the program, an optional four-to-six week, full-time placement can be arranged at the student's request.

Last updated: Sunday, September 13, 2009

Last year they told me this course was no longer being offered. Now it says it was updated as recently as September. So someone is screwing up! I sent in my address and will see if they send the information.